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Mission Control v0.12.0 released (19.0.0 support)

12 Comments
2024/10/16
20:10 UTC

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Easiest way to browse file names in a game's filesystem?

I'm hoping to create some music mods for a game I have (in physical cartridge format).

To do so, I don't think I will necessarily need any files from the actual game. Usually I can just convert a .wav file to the right format with the right tool (assuming it exists).

What I do need are the names of the music files in the game and the extension they use.

The only way I know to get the list of file names would be to dump the entire rom from the cartridge, throw the rom on my PC, and then use an emulator to dump the entire filesystem from the rom. That's a lot of data to when all I need are some file names.

Ideally, I was hoping that one of these exist:

  • A website that lists the file names of the entire filesystem of many popular Switch games
  • A homebrew app that can browse the filesystem of a game cartridge

Anyone know of a simple easy way to get the file names?

1 Comment
2024/10/08
16:59 UTC

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SD card reader on Nintendo Switch suddenly stopped working

Hey everyone,

So my SD card reader on my Nintendo iSwitch suddenly stopped working, and I decided to repair it myself. I ordered a replacement from AliExpress for the "HAC-SD-01" version.When the new reader arrived, I plugged it into my Switch along with my SD card, but the console wouldn’t boot at all. It just keeps getting stuck in a boot loop, showing the "Nintendo Switch" logo and then restarting.

I had a closer look and realized the version of the reader I received doesn’t seem to match the original one. After some Googling, I found out the one I got looks like it’s meant for a Switch prototype, labeled "X4." See the picture:

https://preview.redd.it/mk6yf6w6ednd1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=788c4d282ce7d76f00e1f8239889b0150e4f39c5

Is it normal that this SD card reader doesn’t work with my regular Switch? Or could my motherboard be fried? Does anyone know what this "X4" prototype is?

Appreciate any advice! Thanks!

18 Comments
2024/09/07
11:10 UTC

23

Atelier Arland trilogy - English translation ported to Japanese Switch physical copies

2 Comments
2024/08/29
08:33 UTC

33

Replacing switch joysticks with TMR hall effect sticks

18 Comments
2024/08/17
02:06 UTC

10

SMD Value

Does anyone know what the value of this SMD capacitor is?

PCB - Nintendo Switch Oled

1 Comment
2024/07/26
22:12 UTC

465

250gb Nand Upgrade

Hello everybody, i want to share with you my successfull Nand Upgrade, from 32 to 250gb!

85 Comments
2024/07/18
21:34 UTC

51

LineageOS 21 (Android 14) for NX

Android TV version: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/nx/

Tablet version: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/nx_tab/

for all variants (V1, V2, Lite, OLED)

23 Comments
2024/06/16
07:27 UTC

47

Mission Control v0.11.1 released (18.1.0 support)

24 Comments
2024/06/11
09:10 UTC

11

Is it worth it?

Edit: Thank you so much for all the helpful advice, everyone. As some of you have suggested, I'll go with the emulation option for the character mods. To anyone reading this after the edit: I appreciate if you wanted to help too, but don't worry about that now, everything's sorted 😁

I don't know if this post should be here or somewhere else, but I think it's okay to be posted here?

I've seen clips of a Linkle mod for botw, and I'm really really tempted to mod my Switch so I can play botw with character mods such as Linkle. I don't know any technical details yet, I'm only aware of the surface-level pros and cons, and I'm not yet sure.. I really want to play as Linkle in botw, but is modding my switch worth it? (And yes, my switch is an old model that's most likely relatively easy to mod). I don't particularly care about online features, but if all I'm modding is a game that has no online competition, and the mod for the game is just a reskin, then would that even affect it? I've watched a few YouTube videos but none of them really answer my questions fully, probably in part because my curiosity is kinda specific lol. So I thought I'd ask in a subreddit for specific answers.

46 Comments
2024/05/29
22:35 UTC

31

New Public Pegascape DNS - Replacement for the Public EOL DNS by noahc3

With the Shutdown of u/noahc3's Public Pegascape DNS a few weeks ago, there's no public way for people including me that rely on Pegascape to easily launch caffeine on ipatched Switches running Firmware 4.x or other Software-Based Exploits on lower Firmwares, effectively locking them out of CFW. While you can self-host your own instance, that still requires some setup and still doesn't make it accessible outside of your home network. And while modchips exist, you really don't have to use them if software-based exploits worked fine for you. To fix this dilemma, I decided to host a public instance of PegaScape on a VPS dedicated to just this one task.

Just replace the IPs for primary and secondary DNS from the current IPs to

141.148.246.60

Then launching Pegascape normally via Fake News should be the same experience as it was before!

The VPS is hosted on an Oracle Cloud Server hosted in Amsterdam/Netherlands, which keeps latency low and stability high for EU Users and latency hopefully as low as possible for the rest of the world. Please keep in mind that I cannot guarantee 24/7 availability, although I really want to deliver it. If it seems to not be working after multiple tries, contact me here, on GBATemp or on Discord. Then I'll have a look.

I want to keep this service up for as long as possible, since I also need it for me. I don't plan to shut it down at any point, however if it'll change, I'll update this post.

Please give me feedback if it runs flawlessly for you.

I also did a quick writeup how to set up your own public Instance on gbatemp:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/new-public-pegascape-dns-replacement-for-the-public-eol-dns-by-noahc3.656145/

26 Comments
2024/05/21
17:35 UTC

27

If you want to transfer your screenshots and videos from your Switch to your PC, the USB transfer in the Switch system settings is better than transferring from your SD card

I just figured this out today and wanted to share in case anyone else would find it useful.

You can directly copy your screenshots and videos to your PC with the USB transfer tool in Atmosphere, or by putting the SD card in your PC. But this method isn't very convenient. The files won't have a proper Date Modified field to reflect when they were taken, and they'll have long and cryptic filenames with the ID of the game/application in them. The files will also be in this weird chronological folder structure that's a bit cumbersome; for instance, photos and videos from May 1 2024 will be in the "2024" folder, then the subfolder "05", and then the subfolder "01".

However, if you simply go in the system settings and go to Data Management > Manage Screenshots and Videos > Copy to a Computer via USB Connection, and then connect your Switch to your PC with a USB cable, you'll get a much more convenient way to access your screenshots and videos. The folder structure is much better because each folder is the name of the application, and all the photos/videos for that application are just put in there, and this means the filenames are clearer since they don't have the long game ID in them, plus they'll have the correct date modified value if you care about that. A small little perk is that your OFW/SysNAND media is available alongside your CFW media here; when I use the USB transfer tool only the CFW media is visible.

10 Comments
2024/05/01
16:32 UTC

60

Heads up: there is an updated and working version of the NX Activity Log

The NX Activity Log at the original repo, which is the one hosted on the HB App Store currently, doesn't seem to work anymore. However, through Googling, I have discovered that there is a fork of the project here with more updates that does still seem to be working as of 18.0. So, if you care to see your activity log and stats, that one seems to be working fine.

2 Comments
2024/04/03
20:19 UTC

91

Mission Control v0.11.0 released (18.0.0 support)

30 Comments
2024/04/01
05:43 UTC

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